. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... k Joint 63 54 CARPENTRY This is known as the halved joint from the fact that bothpieces are cut half way through and then placed together. Thepieces are held in place by nails or spikes. If one piece meets the othernear the center instead of at theend of the piece, and if there isdanger that the two pieces maypull away from each other, a formof joint called the dovetailhalved joint is used. This isshown in Fig. 52. Both thetenon and the mortise are cutin the shape of a fan, or dovetail,which prevents the two pi
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... k Joint 63 54 CARPENTRY This is known as the halved joint from the fact that bothpieces are cut half way through and then placed together. Thepieces are held in place by nails or spikes. If one piece meets the othernear the center instead of at theend of the piece, and if there isdanger that the two pieces maypull away from each other, a formof joint called the dovetailhalved joint is used. This isshown in Fig. 52. Both thetenon and the mortise are cutin the shape of a fan, or dovetail,which prevents the two piecesfrom being pulled apart. Thisjoint may also be cut as shownin Fig. 53, with the flare on only one side of the tenon, the otherside being straight. Splices. As already explained, a splice is merely a joint betweentwo pieces of timber which extend in the same direction, and is som^e-times necessary because one long piece can not be conveniently orcheaply obtained. The only object in view, then, is to fasten thetwo pieces of timber together in such a way that the finished piece. Fig. 50. Double Tenon Joint
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